# Georgia — Assisted living facility minimum staffing requirements by US state — how many staff must be on duty, and what that guarantees

For Georgia, which rule this is is communities with one to 30 residents — on-site registered or licensed practical nurse hours; type of staffing rule is banded professional coverage hours; minimum staffing requirement is For communities with one to 30 residents, a minimum of 8 hours per week; regulatory citation is Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-63-.09, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Georgia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Which rule this is:** communities with one to 30 residents — on-site registered or licensed practical nurse hours _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of staffing rule:** banded professional coverage hours _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum staffing requirement:** For communities with one to 30 residents, a minimum of 8 hours per week _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulatory citation:** Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-63-.09 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (c) A registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse must be on-site to support care and oversight of the residents, as follows: (i) For communities with one to 30 residents, a minimum of 8 hours per week;

## Source

- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/georgia/Ga-Comp-R-Regs-R-111-8-63-.09

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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